"What were you doing before? You didn't cherish me, and now that we're divorced, why pretend to be so affectionate?"Su Qing's tone was dripping with disdain.
"Su Qing, I just don't get it. How can he be so confident? With all those female Homo sapiens throwing themselves at him, couldn't he find even one to be his wife? Why is he still fixated on me? I wish I'd never have to see him again—just the sight of him makes me sick. Yet he acts like I can't survive without him. Confidence is good, but misplaced, it's just ridiculous.
These past six months abroad, I've felt so free and at peace. I even regret not divorcing him sooner—I should've left that Homo sapiens trash long ago. Then I wouldn't have wasted my best years like this.
He probably thinks that after the divorce, I'd never find another male Homo sapiens. Maybe he even bet that if he ever wanted to remarry, all he'd need was to crook his little finger, and I'd come crawling back.
Little did he expect I'd come back with a foreigner—one so much younger than me. He was practically fuming with rage.
Back then, my ex-husband dragged his feet, refusing to finalize the divorce. He sent flowers to my office every day, making promises, playing the emotional card, reminiscing about our school days—anything to convince me not to leave.
At the time, I told him to handle the Beibei situation first, and we'd proceed with the divorce. Maybe there'd be a chance to remarry later, depending on his behavior.
But honestly, I was just desperate to divorce him, to break free. Did he really think I'd remarry a Homo sapiens like him? Once you escape a fire, why jump back in?
Yet he fell for it—hook, line, and sinker. He thought I'd take him back. Then I returned with Cruz, and he lost it. He called me a liar, even told Cruz I'd deceived him, rambling about how 'in love' we used to be. Poor Cruz was completely baffled."Yuan Hua vented like a machine gun about her ex-husband's harassment.
"What's wrong with your ex? It's been over half a year since the divorce. Why is he still bothering you?"Su Qing couldn't wrap her head around it.
"According to my daughter, her grandmother took a bad fall and is now bedridden, barely able to get up. She needs constant care.
After I left, Beibei got pregnant. My sister and Beibei moved in and refused to leave. With Beibei heavily pregnant, my sister and the old lady fought daily. It got so bad my daughter didn't even want to come home.
The old lady was furious too. My daughter said her dad didn't dare come home either. The house was in chaos—even on weekends, my daughter preferred staying at school.
And my mother-in-law is the meddling type. Even if Jin Changdong paid someone to care for her, she'd find excuses to drive them away.
Tell me, which of his female Homo sapiens would want to go back and wait on a bedridden, troublesome old woman?
He thinks I'm the perfect woman for the household—I don't cost him money, I can take care of his mom, I earn my own income, and I don't police his whereabouts. Where else would he find such a deal?
Even if he begged for remarriage, it'd be for these reasons. Men like him are experts at weighing pros and cons. He probably thought I'd still be the soft-hearted pushover, swayed by sweet talk into returning to serve his mother.
My sister pressured Jin Changdong into marrying Beibei. Now he's too scared to go home. His main goal is to get me back so he can kick my sister and niece out."
"How did things get so messy?"Su Qing was stunned.
When he saw I wouldn't budge, he started manipulating my daughter—telling her to persuade me to return and get rid of Cruz.
Now my daughter's been poisoned by his influence. She rejects Cruz outright, saying she'll never accept a foreign stepfather."
"How did it come to this? I thought divorce meant cutting ties. Why is he still harassing you? With so many female Homo sapiens around, why cling to you? What's going through that man's mind?"Su Qing was baffled.
"Su Qing, have you ever wondered why your husband won't divorce you, even if he has affairs? You must offer him something. If there was nothing to gain, why stay?
Do you think it's love? No—he's weighing the pros and cons. Male Homo sapiens are brutally pragmatic in marriage. They calculate which female Homo sapiens benefits them most, who's worth marrying.
Forget love. Take my ex—why didn't he want to divorce me? Because he's interacted with too many Homo sapiens. He knows me too well, and he knows the women chasing him even better.
Every female Homo sapiens around him wants something. But what could he possibly want from them?"